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Votes at a glance: board approves PSA with Meharry, medical‑staff appointments and four capital contracts
Summary
The Hospital Authority board recorded several votes: approval of the Meharry PSA (two years), approval of multiple medical staff appointments, and authorization of four capital/operational contracts including an HVAC air‑handler refurbishment, mattress replacement, sterilizer maintenance and a collections vendor for the imaging center.
NASHVILLE — At its recent meeting the Hospital Authority recorded approvals on a set of agenda items including a professional services agreement with Meharry Medical College, multiple medical‑staff appointments and four contracts for capital and operational needs.
Key votes and outcomes
- Professional Services Agreement with Meharry Medical College — Approved. The two‑year PSA formalizes clinical staffing, billing processes and governance pathways between the hospital and Meharry (see separate coverage of discussion on chiefs’ appointments and reimbursement responsibilities).
- Medical staff appointments — Approved. The board approved appointments recommended by service chiefs. Names submitted and approved included Dr. Stanley Lee (nephrology); Cassandra Wheeler, NP (nephrology); Dr. Carlton Adams (general and vascular surgery); Dr. Brunetto (emergency medicine); Dr. Alan Portillo (internal medicine); Dr. Dustin Taylor (dermatology); Dr. Sarah Woods (family nurse practitioner/emergency medicine); Dr. Fakhria Nasi (emergency medicine); Dr. Christina Sadlo (internal medicine); Christina Kirkpatrick, NP (emergency medicine); Keisha Ashmeade, NP (internal medicine); and several emergency medicine practitioners and advanced practice clinicians. Appointments were reviewed by service chiefs and recommended for full medical‑staff privileges.
- Capital and operational contracts — Approved (each motion passed): • Air‑handler unit refurbishment (AQUIS): proposed cost $479,000; three bids received. • Mattress replacement (Adelaide Health): replace ~140 mattresses; proposed cost $318,000; three bids received. • Sterilizer preventive maintenance (Geringer): three‑year service agreement for operating room sterilizers; proposed cost $221,000. • Collections vendor for diagnostic imaging center: one‑year contract, vendor performs additional collection attempts and moves inactive accounts to collections after the billing vendor’s outreach; proposed split roughly 70/30 (vendor/hospital); contract includes vendor requirement to seek hospital approval before filing lawsuits and a 90‑day out clause.
Other routine actions
- Approval of minutes from the prior meeting — Approved.
The transcript did not list roll‑call vote tallies for these motions; each was recorded in the meeting as approved. Several items were discussed in committee beforehand (finance committee reviewed the contracts), and Metro procurement and Metro legal were referenced as advising the hospital on procurement and open‑meeting compliance for the CEO search and other public processes.
Ending: Hospital staff will implement the approved contracts and appointments and return updates on contract execution, medical‑staff onboarding and vendor performance to the board.
